What is the average commute in Crow Wing County, Minnesota?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Crow Wing County, Minnesota work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · MN · GEOID 270352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crow Wing County, Minnesota

Name: Commute estimates for Crow Wing County, Minnesota
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.1 min one way; 13.2% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 6.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.3 min MOE

Worked from home13.2%±1.2 pp MOE

Drove alone73.8%±1.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.6%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in Crow Wing County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.3 min → 23.1 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 13.2%▲ 5.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 73.8%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Crow Wing County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 0.3% used public transit and 13.2% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±1.7 pp

Carpool9.2% ±1.1 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.8% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp

Work from home13.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 31,013 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Crow Wing County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 38th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

38^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Crow Wing County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 31,013 workers age 16+, including 26,912 workers with reported travel time and 4,101 home workers.

Population estimate67,686± — MOE

Workers age 16+31,013± 671 MOE

Workers with travel time26,912± 723 MOE

Estimated home workers4,101± 372 MOE

Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Minnesota commute records for Crow Wing County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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